14.00CET, 23 September 2014, NyonThe four runners-up from the qualifying group stage with the best record against the sides first, third, fourth and fifth will vie for one place to join the seven section winners in next summer's finals in Canada. The teams will compete in two rounds of home-and-away knockout ties.

Key facts• Of the play-off contenders only Italy (1991, 1999) have previously qualified for a World Cup. They missed out in the 2011 play-offs.• The Netherlands reached their first major tournament, UEFA Women's EURO 2009, via the play-offs and got to the semi-finals.• Scotland have never qualified for a major finals, losing in the last two UEFA Women's EURO play-offs.• Ukraine were knocked out 3-0 on aggregate by Italy in the 2011 play-offs.

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